The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-04-09
THE STATE.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY

A new organ has Just been set up In st.
Johns church In Brunswick.
The Star Match Company commenced log
glng on the Woodman lot, near Raymond
Hill, about March 10th. 10 took two DAYS.
with men and oxen, to break about two
miles Of road. In some places the snow was
hgher than the backs OF the oxen.
Mrs. ). ID. SaywoOd discovered a leak In a
water pipe at brunswick the other day and
Isasr mas oenged . 70 make large excavation TO
learn the cause Of the trouble When he
reached the pipe he found Il embedded ln
quick sands and the motion Of the sand had
drilled hole completely through the heavy
iron pipe and let the water out. The hole
Vni.,S was drilled FILLED smoother than any machine
week.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The first installment Of Mr. Bowdtch's
crew OF italian labOrers 10 be employed In
digging Tor the new sewers at Bar Harb0r,
arrived one day last week from Rockland.
KENSEBEc COUNTY.
A scheme is on foot to build a railroad
from Augusta to the National Soldiers
Home. An Augusta gentleman Of financial
standing says the route Is very easy one,
there would be no bridges 10 build and no
cuts to I'LL up, the way being Comparatively
level. He Is willing TO subscribe $1,000 and
thinks the stock would be readily taken In
all the carrying Of the large quantity Of To-
gus freight and enough other business to
make the investment paying one.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Mr.. William H. Pasmer Of East Friend
ship, who lives some way from the main
road, locked his dwelling house Tuesday
morning and went into the woods for short
time When he returned he found that
some person or persons had broken into his
dwelling and robbed him Of about S275 in
cash and few other articles.
OXFORD COUNTY.
On April 10th, 1875, the snow was so deep
tnat It required four horses and six oxen, TO
haul the stage coach and its five or six pas
sengers through Denmark: The procession
could move only at walking pace; in some
places the drifts were ten feet deep, and
once the coach tipped over. week or ten
days after, the snow had wholly disappeared,
and the roads were mostly dry, enabling the
coach to bowl along at good jog all the
way,
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The first salmon Of the season was caught
in WinterpOrt last Tuesday morning By
Edwin Nickerson and weighed 10 pounds.
A brother Of Graves was in Bangor
Wednesday TO secure counsel for the coming
trial of his brother. 1t Is understood that
Graves's friends will make fierce fight for
his acquittal. Col. Jasper Hutchings viii
be one Of the defending attorneys. He de-
Tended Mcfarland.
The work Of stretching the new telegraph
line between Bangor and VancebOrO has
been completed and the crews have returned
home.
PIscATAoUIs COUNTY.
The people Of Dover and Foxcroft are
talking Of organizing Loan and Building
Association.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
Many shipowners Of Bath have petitloned
the city government for lower valuation on
vessel property. maintaining that the pres
ent valuation Is 80 per cent In excess Of
market value and that the shipping business
does not pay expenses.
YORK COUNTY.
Rev. f. II. Wade of West NewfeId has
been called TO the pastorate Of the COngrega-
tional church at Sanford, Rev. L. G. Cook
having resigned to accept a call issued by the
Free Baptist church Of Hanscom's Corner.
Mr.. Joshua Littleheld OF Sanford died
Wednesday night at the home Of his daugh-
ter In Winthrop, from the effects Of a para
lytic shock received Thursday night Of last
week Mr.. Littlefeld followed the sea
during Is years Of his early life, and 55 years
ago was tirst mate Of merchantmen plying
between AmerIrsm~oftsa6 a6a-~the West In
dies. During the rebellion he served as cap
tain OF military company. He was b0rnzin.
kennebunk, April 8, 1910, and was n years
OF age on the day OF his DEATH He was one
Of Sanford's oldest and most highly
esteemed citizens, having resided there up
wards Of 60 years.
IN GENERAL.
The new liquor law goes into effect one
week from Monday next
In the internal revenue district which
comprises the counties Of Knox, Lincoln,
Sagadah0e, Androseoggin, Franklin, SOmer-
set, and Kennebec, 1t Is estimated from the
present indications that about One-third Of
the special United States licenses to sell
liquor will be discontinued by the retail
dealers, by reason Of the new law. There
are $50 now held by the dealers.
II is stated that In some parts Of Maine
the past winter has been very destructive TO
partridges. A hunter on a recent trip
through the woods found place after place
where gpaItridges have been dug out by
foxes, while not live bird could be seen In
the weeds. After every storm crust formed
end the partridges were imprisoned alive
beneath it and so perished.